Thank you for posting this story, Scott. I did say a prayer for Alissa, her son and her late husband.

For some of us, the wounds will never heal; they’ll never become scars. So, the idea of adding something sweet to lessen the horror truly helps. Thank you, Alissa.

When I reflect on the idea from a screenwriting perspective, whatever you call it - something sweet that lessens the horror, humanity, or the moment when the protag saves a cat - is what gives any catastrophe or highly stressful situation depicted on screen that extra bit of oomph that can make a fair script great. It fits from Casablanca all the way through to Slumdog Millionaire.

Thanks again.